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Matt Sydal
Born (1983-03-19) March 19, 1983 (age 41)[1]
St. Louis, Missouri[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Evan Bourne[3]
Lance Sydal[4]
The Jester
Ski-Mask Malloy II
Matt[5]
Matt Sydal[5]
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[3]
Billed weight185 lb (80 kg)[3]
Billed fromSt. Louis, Missouri[3]
Trained byGateway Championship Wrestling[2]
DebutOctober 20, 2000[2]

Matthew Joseph Korklan[2] (born March 19, 1983)[1] is an American professional wrestler best known as Matt Sydal. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its ECW brand, under the ring name Evan Bourne.[3]

Before signing with WWE, Korklan wrestled for many independent promotions such as Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Ring of Honor and the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate under his most well known ring name, Matt Sydal. He also had a tenure in the short-lived Wrestling Society X promotion and was featured on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's early pay-per-view (PPV) events.

Career

Early career

Korklan was on his high school's wrestling team. While he was a senior in high school, Korklan began training with the St. Louis, Missouri-based Gateway Championship Wrestling (GCW) promotion. After three months of training, Korklan began wrestling for GCW on October 20, 2000.[5] Prior to this, Korklan had briefly performed under the ring name Lance Sydal in the Saint Paul Wrestling Organization.[4]

In 2003, Korklan (now using the ring name Matt and forgoing a surname)[5] formed a group of wrestlers in GCW, known as Operation: Shamrock. In addition, Sydal and fellow stable member Billy McNeil formed a tag team. Operation: Shamrock maintained a rivalry with the villainous Ministry of Hate faction, lead by Nikki Strychnine.[6]

Independent circuit

Korklan debuted in IWA Mid South in November 2003, combing two of his old ring names into a new one, Matt Sydal. He won his first title, the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship, on January 17, 2004, in Highland, Indiana, defeating J.C. Bailey.[7] Sydal lost the title to nemesis Delirious (William Johnston), on June 26, 2004 in Oolitic, Indiana.[7] Sydal joined National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Midwest that same year, and on July 30 in Rock Island, Illinois he defeated Justin Kage for the NWA Midwest X Division Championship, which he also lost to Delirious after holding the belt for over a year.[8] He won the title back when he teamed up with Daizee Haze in an Intergender match against Delirious and MsChif. A unique rule of the match was that the male wrestler on the winning team would be champion at the match's end. Haze pinned MsChif to win Delirious's title for Sydal.[8] Sydal lost the title to Jayson Strife roughly four months later[8] before leaving the promotion.

Sydal wrestled several top independent stars during his time as a regular in IWA. He lost three matches to A.J. Styles (Alan Jones) during a short-lived feud. He also faced men such as CM Punk (Phil Brooks), Chris Sabin (Josh Harter) and Nate Webb.[5] On September 24, 2005, Sydal won the fifth Ted Petty Invitational tournament. During the tournament, he defeated El Generico, Tyler Black (Colby Lopez), and Sabin before eliminating to secure himself a place in the finals. He met Kevin Steen and Arik Cannon and he came out victorious.[9] Since then, Sydal has only appeared in IWA on a few occasions, the last being in August 2007.[5]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2005)

Sydal was featured on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's (TNA) first three-hour pay-per-view event, Victory Road in November of 2004 as a participant of a twenty-man X Division Gauntlet match, a match where two wrestlers begin the match, and are replaced whenever one is eliminated, with the last person standing being named the winner.[10] He also was part of an online poll for the Sacrifice event. The winner of the poll would meet Christopher Daniels (Daniel Covell) for the TNA X Division Championship. Sydal, along with Jay Lethal (Jamar Shipman) and Roderick Strong (Chris Lindsey), lost the poll to Austin Aries (Dan Solwold).[11] During his tenure with TNA, Sydal was mainly utilized as a jobber, a wrestler who is never promoted to win a match.[5]

Ring of Honor (2004–2007)

On April 23, 2004, Sydal (along with Daizee Haze) debuted in Ring of Honor, defeating his recurring nemesis, Delirious.[12] Following a brief feud with Trent Acid (Michael Verde), Sydal teamed with Fast Eddie Vegas as the Air Devils (a name voted on by the ROH fans). They only teamed once, after which Eddie turned on him on February 25, 2005, joining a large group of villianous wrestlers collectively known as The Embassy.[5] On August 12, 2005, Sydal was inducted into Generation Next, a group of heroic wrestlers who were in the midst of a riviarly with The Embassy.[13] In late-2005, Daizee Haze also turned on Sydal, leaving him and Generation Next to join The Embassy. Generation Next fought The Embassy in numerous multi-man tag matches, culminating in a Steel Cage Warfare match on December 3 at Steel Cage Warfare, which was won by Generation Next.[12]

After wrestling A.J. Styles several times, they teamed up for matches against ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries and Roderick Strong. Sydal also teamed up with Samoa Joe (Joe Seanoa) and Jack Evans to try and win the Tag team championship. Sydal went to the finals of the 2006 Survival of the Fittest event, before losing to Delirious. Sydal and Delirious brought their rivalry back to ROH as they engaged in several matches during the summer and fall of 2006.[12]

On November 25, 2006, Sydal teamed with Christopher Daniels to defeat the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero (Chris Spradlin) and Claudio Castagnoli) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Sydal and Daniels successfully defended their title against Shingo (Shingo Takagi) and CIMA (Nobuhiko Oshima) on December 22, 2006.[14] The duo dropped the title on February 24, 2007 in Chicago to the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Pugh).[14] After coming up unsuccessful in attempts to win the title back along with Castagnoli, Sydal joined Larry Sweeny's (Lawrence Swencil) and his stable that also included Hero, Sara Del Ray (Sara Amato) and Tank Toland (John Toland).[15] He lost a match against Mike Quackenbush (Michael Spillane) in the first round of the ROH Race to the Top Tournament. Sydal ended his Ring of Honor run on September 15, 2007 at Man Up in Chicago Ridge, Illinois in a match against Delirious, the same man he made his ROH debut against. Sydal was booked to put over Delirious, but he got a warm farewell from the midwest crowd.[12]

Dragon Gate and Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)

Sydal began touring Japan with Dragon Gate in May 2006.[16] While there he aligned himself with CIMA, Don Fuji, and Jack Evans to form the New Blood Generation International. He also became a part of CIMA's Typhoon faction. During Dragon Gate's Wrestlejam event, Sydal teamed with Generation Next stablemate Roderick Strong to win the $10,000 Tag Team Challenge.[16]

Sydal left Dragon Gate and signed with the new Wrestling Society X promotion. He was featured on their first televised edition on MTV, losing to Jack Evans (Jack Miller).[17] He was accompanied to the ring by his valet and on-screen girlfriend Lizzy Valentine (Elizabeth Miklosi).[18][19] He also defeated Scorpio Sky,[20][19] and the following week he lost to Human Tornado (Greg Williams).[19] There was the start of a storyline that would have him feuding with Syxx-Pac (Sean Waltman)[19] over Valentine, but they never actually wrestled before WSX shut down.[21][19]

In the spring of 2007, Sydal returned to Dragon Gate.[22] During his tenure there he won the Open the Brave Gate title from Masato Yoshino, holding the title for slightly over a month before dropping it to Genki Horiguchi.[23][22]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2007–present)

After becoming a free agent again after the expiration of his WSX contract and the close of the promotion, Sydal signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[24] Sydal made his WWE developmental debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), at the October 10, 2007 OVW taping, defeating Jamin Olivencia.[25] In December of that year, he defeated Mike Kruel (Michael Mayo, Jr) to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship.[26] It was announced on February 7, 2008 that WWE had ceased affiliation with OVW.[27] As a result, Sydal was booked to lose the OVW Heavyweight Championship to Jay Bradley (Brad Bradley) on February 13.[26] Sydal was moved to Florida Championship Wrestling and made his debut on March 22, 2008 by defeating TJ Wilson (Theodore Wilson), before being promoted to the main roster.[28]

On the June 3, 2008 edition of ECW, Sydal made his WWE Television debut where he lost in a match to Shelton Benjamin.[29] The following week on ECW, Sydal, now an official member of the ECW roster under a new ring name, Evan Bourne, teamed with Kofi Kingston to defeat Mike Knox (Mike Hettinga) and Benjamin in a tag team match.[30] The following weeks, he defeated Matt Striker (Matthew Kaye),[31] Nunzio (James Maritato)[32] and former ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Guerrero III)[33] using a shooting star press as his finisher. On the August 26, 2008 edition of ECW, Bourne competed in an ECW championship scramble qualifying match in a losing effort to The Miz.[3]

Personal life

Korklan attended the University of Missouri-Columbia from 2002 to 2005 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in marketing. He is of the Christian faith and does not smoke.[2]

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Signature moves

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI ranked him # 101 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2006[38]
  • Westside Xtreme Wrestling

Notes

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Evan Bourne MySpace". Matthew Korklan. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Evan Bourne bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  4. ^ a b "SPWO results". Saint Peters Wrestling Organization. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Matt Sydal Profile". Online World of Wrestling.
  6. ^ "Gateway Championship Wrestling results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  7. ^ a b c "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  8. ^ a b c d "N.W.A. Midwest X Division Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  9. ^ a b "Ted Petty Invitational Tournament 2005". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  10. ^ "Victory Road results". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  11. ^ "Sacrifice 2005 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Ring of Honor Events - official results". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  13. ^ Seagull, Matt (2006-05-30). "Ring of Honor Review: Redemption and Punk: The Final Chapter - Head to Head". Rajah.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  14. ^ a b c "Ring of Honor official title histories". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  15. ^ a b "Larry Sweeney career overview". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  16. ^ a b c "Dragon Gate event results - May 2006". Dragon Gate USA. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  17. ^ "Wrestling Society X event results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  18. ^ a b c d e "WSX bio". MTV. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  19. ^ a b c d e Tylwalk, Nick (2007-03-14). "WSX: Five-episode feast leaves many questions". SLAM sports!. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  20. ^ Lawson, Amy. "WSX: Four times the confusion". SLAM sports. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdatye= ignored (help)
  21. ^ "Spotlight On... Sean Waltman". The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling. Kappa Publications. June 2007. pp. 24–28. Volume 15, 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  22. ^ a b "Infinity #34, Highlights of 10/8/05 PPV". Dragon Gate USA. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  23. ^ a b "Open the Brave Gate Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  24. ^ Martin, Adam (2007-09-05). "Current plans for CM Punk as ECW Champion, Sydal update + OVW note". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  25. ^ "Ohio Valley Wrestling results - 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  26. ^ a b c Westcott, Brian. "NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE NWA OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING HEAVYWEIGHT/OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY". Solie. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  27. ^ "WWE to cease affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling". World Wrestling Entertainment. February 7 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ "Flordia Championship Wrestling Results". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  29. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-06-03). "New, Extreme manager in town". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  30. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-06-10). "Miz & Morrison retain WWE Tag Team gold". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  31. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-06-17). "Colossal staredown". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  32. ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-07-08). "World's strongest scam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  33. ^ Passero, Mitch (2008- 07-15). "Iron man". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-07-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ "Open the Brave Gate title match results". Dragon Gate USA. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  35. ^ Campbell, Mike (2006-11-28). "The Black Tiger Review: ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show - February 25, 2006". 411mania. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  36. ^ Sokol, Chris. "Cage and Cabana victorious at Ring of Honor". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  37. ^ Lowth, Dan. "King of Europe Cup - Night 1 Results". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  38. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2006". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-01.

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